"opportune, in NT continuing for a limited time, temporary, transient, Mt. 13:21; Mk. 4:17; 2 Cor. 4:18; Heb. 11:25*"
Definition and meaning
opportune, in NT continuing for a limited time, temporary, transient, Mt. 13:21; Mk. 4:17; 2 Cor. 4:18; Heb. 11:25*
In the original Greek the word is written: πρόσκαιρος
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of proskairos (G4340) across the King James Bible.
Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.
While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
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Common questions
Strong's G4340 (proskairos) is a Greek word that means: opportune, in NT continuing for a limited time, temporary, transient, Mt. 13:21; Mk. 4:17; 2 Cor. 4:18; Heb. 11:25* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word proskairos (G4340) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4340 is proskairos, a Greek word defined as: opportune, in NT continuing for a limited time, temporary, transient, Mt. 13:21; Mk. 4:17; 2 Cor. 4:18; Heb. 11:25*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
proskairos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.